Pumpkin Date Spread

November 19 I am a fan of toppings. Whenever I make something that just begs for toppings (think enchiladas, oatmeal, you get the idea) I go all out. Then I get annoyed because I have to clean up a ton of bowls, but I guess it’s always worth it because I do it over and […]

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

November 1 Long gone are the days where turning on my oven felt like a pain and standing in front of it was a sweltering inconvenience. Nowadays, I am using it all the time because roasting vegetables gives them a flavour and depth that other methods of cooking can’t replicate. This brings me to the […]

Edible Garden

August 8 I bought a small terrarium last weekend. Basically it’s a small glass bowl that has a little garden inside of it. The first thing I said when I saw it was: how hard is it to kill this? (because if it is easy to kill, I inevitably will). The answer was that it […]

Poached Eggs with Dill Hollandaise

August 2 I love breakfast for dinner. There’s nothing better than perfectly cooked eggs, a nice sauce and some simply cooked greens. I have never made a hollandaise before, and to be honest, when I order eggs benedict at restaurants I am usually disappointed. I don’t really like the gluggy, heavy feeling of most hollandaise […]